Sanford's Guide to McCoy Pottery

Martha & Steve Sanford, 1997. hardcover. Very Good. 12x9x1. 1997 M. and S. Sanford (Campbell, California), 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches tall glossy pictorial hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), copiously illustrated with color photographs, 276 pp. Very slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with a bit of bumping and abrasion to the lower tips. Spine slightly sun faded. On the top margin of the front free-endpaper, prior owner address label and a couple of ink notations. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP33~ [4.5P] A history of the Nelson McCoy Pottery Company from 1910 to 1989. The Sanfords new trademarked line finder is an alphabetical thumbnail picture of all of the lines made by the pottery. It includes an extensive table of contents and the family history of four generations of McCoys. There are four thousand pieces pictured in this big red book with identification by line name, mold number, year of manufacture, and color ware available. There are nearly 200 pieces of the private collection of the Cope family who were early designers of McCoy pottery. Over 500 cookie jars, over 100 wall pockets, and the dinnerware produced in the 50s, 60s and 70s. It is indexed and cross-referenced with a price guide.